The Cardinals are hoping to strike gold with another young, innovative offensive mind. Kingsbury was head coach for Texas Tech from 2013-2018, going 35-40 before he was fired in November, and hired last month to be USC’s offensive coordinator. Previous to Texas Tech, he was offensive coordinator for Houston and Texas A&M. His offenses have ranked in the top five nationally in five of the last nine years and he has worked with quarterbacks like Case Keenum, Baker Mayfield and Patrick Mahomes.

The deal is not official and there is still much work to do, as the staff he forms will be critical. However, he should be able to breathe life into Arizona’s offense with 2018 first-round pick Josh Rosen, as the unit ranked last in the league in almost every offensive category.